Truckers must follow stringent rules to prevent truck accidents

By
Edwards, Frickle & Culver, Montana Trial Attorneys
|May 15, 2015

Truck drivers are often subjected to more stringent laws than their non-commercial
or personal driving counterparts. One of the reasons for the state authorities
to impose such stringent traffic rules and regulations on these drivers
is that a road accident involving a truck can cause greater devastation
to people and property than a small car due to the mammoth size of many
trucks. Edwards, Frickle & Culver, Montana Trial Attorneys have defended
the rights of such truck accident victims for decades.

In order to prevent truck accidents, Montana traffic rules and regulations
that apply to all large trucks may differ depending on the time of day.
During daytime, the speed limit for large trucks weighing more than a
ton is 65 miles per hour on interstate highways, while a lower speed limit
of 60 miles per hour is prescribed for primary or secondary highways.

While there is no difference in the maximum speed limit on interstate highways
during the night, the speed limit is further reduced to 55 miles per hour
on these roads at night. Double and triple trucks, however, can only travel
on the interstate highways at 55 miles per hour regardless of the time of day.

Truck accident victims can suffer from serious injuries like brain and spinal cord injuries,
fractures, amputation or even internal bleeding. In many cases involving
a truck accident, multiple cars and people may be affected due to the
rollover impact on the highway. In some cases, truck accident victims
may even die due to their injuries. In these tragic cases the victims,
as well as their families, have the right under state law to initiate
a lawsuit against the trucking company in order to seek compensation.

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